Invasion prompts fresh concerns

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UNHAPPY memories of Pakistan’s previous visit to England were rekindled on Saturday, when stewards proved helpless to prevent a crowd invasion at Grace Road. More than 100 supporters ran on to the field after Rashid Latif and Younis Khan saw the touring side to a five-wicket defeat of Leicestershire in their final warm-up before the NatWest Challenge.

Both batsmen were forced to sprint to the dressing-room in a scene that bodes ominously for the three-match series against England beginning at Old Trafford tomorrow.

A steward admitted being taken by surprise at the scale of the incursion and the ECB will